The document discusses strategies for learning online in 2020 for the Hamilton VCAL program. It emphasizes that students are not alone and there is support available. It introduces the Hamilton VCAL blog that will be used to post daily tasks, resources, and links to virtual class meetings. The blog allows students to share projects and has pages for different subjects to facilitate online learning.

1. Hamilton VCAL
Learning online in 2020

2. 2020 is going to be a challenging year!
Things to remember:
• Everyone is in this situation together – you are not alone!
• We will get through this, eventually
• There are a lot of people to support you, even though you might not
be able to see them – Centrelink, Lifeline, Brophy, Reconnect and the
SWTAFE Wellbeing team (Bryan, Jazmine, Glenn and Lucy)
• You can still make the most of your learning this year, just in a
different way
• There are plenty of online tools that we can use to make online
learning effective, achievable and maybe even fun 

3. The Diving Board – Hamilton VCAL blog
• https://hamiltonvcal.edublogs.org/
• This site is where you can start your
learning each day. I will post your
daily tasks and links to resources
you might need.
• You can post here too! Create a
slideshow or video of your PDS or
WRS projects to share with each
other. Let me know and I can send
you an invitation to be a contributor.

4. The Diving Board – Hamilton VCAL blog
• https://hamiltonvcal.edublogs.org/
• When we are doing a virtual class, I
will email the link via Google groups
and post the link to the meeting
room on the blog.
• We may use Zoom, Skype, WebEx or
Facetime, depending on ease of
access, recording capacity and
ability to save, store and watch
recordings.

5. The Diving Board – Hamilton VCAL blog
• https://hamiltonvcal.edublogs.org/
• Edublogs have the ability to store
and share images, YouTube videos,
Slideshare presentations and a
variety of links to other sites.
• I have created five pages on the blog
for your different core subjects.

6. The Diving Board – Hamilton VCAL blog
• https://hamiltonvcal.edublogs.org/
• From time to time, I might ask you
to jump from the blog to another
site for brainstorming, creating word
clouds, constructing mind maps or
going on virtual tours.